Three Cheers For Women Of The Year

PEOPLETALK

May 4, 1994|MARTHA GROSS

Praise was flying thick and fast. Cheers. Applause.

That's what the 1994 Women of the Year Luncheon was all about. The American Cancer Society's Thousand Plus Club staged it at Broward's Convention Center on Thursday, to honor 15 women who help so many causes. With them on the runway, applause almost blew off the roof.

Saks Fifth Avenue presented a smashing fashion show during lunch. And then another surprise. Grevior hailed the very first Woman of the Year, Yolanda Maurer, who was honored in 1983. More praise. More cheers. More applause.

Vicki Fuller and Antje Farber chaired this one and made more than $70,000. Farber couldn't praise their committee enough. "They're not women who worry only about their hair or what to wear. They're like top executives. They get things done. They have opinions, and that's good."Fuller handled it all while Farber was out of town. "[Vicki) knows where every 5 cents went. She's so organized and effective," Farber said. "She can do anything."

Said Grevior, "These women are like the Women of the Year. They're heroes."